Dancing Queen

Too cute!

And who is the better dancer now.... Daddy or Bella?

Merry Christmas.... Part 2

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.... definitely not a song we were singing this Christmas. Instead, we headed south to Houston to spend Christmas with Bryan's Mom's parents. They make the best Mexican food, so Bryan loved eating tamales for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Too bad Mommy doesn't know how to make them. Bella loved spending time with Great Grandma and Grandpa and especially their dog, Canela. She watched them cooking, helped with the dishes, and played constantly with Canela. She also liked seeing all her Great Aunts and Uncles too. Christmas there was a blast - wrapping paper everywhere and the presents for Bella didnt seem to end. Furthermore, we went over to Aunt Kristin and Uncle Andy's house, which was just down the street. Playing with their dogs Albert and Treva, dancing to the Xbox Kinect game, and threatening to paint Uncle Andy's nails were just a few of Bella's favorite things to do at their house. It was a great time all around and we were glad to have had the opportunity to spend Christmas in Houston.

Merry Christmas.... Part 1

Boy oh boy did we all have a good Christmas this year! To begin, Nana and Papa came down at the beginning of December for Christmas. We couldnt make it to Ohio, so instead they came to us. It was wonderful! We went to Northpark Mall to see the train display - although Bella's favorite part was seeing the swimming turtles. We enjoyed delicious turkey courtesy of Daddy, made Christmas cookies for Santa, and played A LOT! Both Bella and Hunter savored all the attention they were getting, and we were blessed with Nana and Papa staying an extra day thanks to all the snow in the midwest. Bella absolutely loved her new Tinkerbell blanket from Aunt E, her dress up clothes from Aunt E, her "Jakie" from Aunt E, and her art easel from Nana and Papa. It was hard to say goodbye when they had to go... but thank goodness for webcam so we can continue to "see" them all the time.

Thanksgiving Weekend

What a great Thanksgiving it was! We were invited over to Uncle Jon's parents house, and it was a wonderful family gathering. The food was endless and Bella really enjoyed playing with all the kids there, especially her Jassy. After all the good food it was definitely time for a nap! Later that night Jas, Uncle Jon, and Aunt Iris came over for a sleepover. The boys enjoyed a night of drinking and video games, the little youngins enjoyed playing with all Bella's toys, and the ladies enjoyed a morning of good quality Black Friday shopping. It was a good time for all!

After all that fun, it was definitely time to get down to business.... putting up the Christmas tree. This year it was extra special because Bella took an active part in decorating the tree and really seemed to understand more of the decorations and presents that this season brings. She loves riding in the car now and pointing out all the pretty Christmas lights. I hear her giggling about it driving down the road, it's so cute! Bella especially loved adding her silver bells to the Christmas tree that Pop gives her every year. And we couldn't forget to torment Hunter with all the Christmas decorations either, so he was given the Santa hat to wear that night. Good times all around!